Marlins-Giants Poinspread Pointers

The Florida Marlins and the San Francisco Giants will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at AT&T Park. The Marlins will give the ball to starter Josh Johnson in this one. Righthander Johnson is 3-0 this season with a 3.37 ERA. It'll be Matt Palmer toeing the rubber for the Giants in this contest. Righthander Palmer is 0-1 with a 23.18 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Giants pulled of a hard-fought 6-5 win over the Marlins on Wednesday, as -125 favorites. The 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5). Randy Winn went 3-for-5 at the plate with a solo home run for the Giants. Brian Wilson allowed three runs in relief in earning the win. John Baker cracked at three-run homer for the Marlins, who were +110 underdogs. Matt Lindstrom gave up the winning run and was tagged with the loss. Team records: Florida: 65-62 SU San Francisco: 54-72 SU Florida most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Arizona are 4-6 After playing San Francisco are 4-6 After a loss are 7-3 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing San Diego are 5-5 After playing Florida are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Florida is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing San Francisco Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games San Francisco is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Florida San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Florida at Arizona, Friday, August 22 San Francisco home to San Diego, Friday, August 22